Identifier: americanaunivers07newy (find matches)
Title: The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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dent Lincoln had made him brigadier-general. In February 1862, with an army of 20,000men and accompanied by Commander Footesflotilla, he took Fort Henry and marched onFort Donelson. On the i6th of the same monthhe had invested Donelson and had beaten theenemy within their works. Gen. Simon Buck-ner, his old classmate and comrade, was incommand. He wrote to Grant, asking for com-missioners to agree upon terms. Grant replied:No terms except an unconditional and imme-diate surrender can be accepted. I pronose tomove immediately upon your works. Bucknersurrendered, and Grants sturdy words flamedover the land, making him Unconditional Sur-render Grant. On 6 .•\pril the Federals atShiloh or Pittsburg Landing were attacked by alarge Confederate force commanded by Gen. A.S. Johnston, and beaten back to the Tennesseewith heavy loss. Grant, having reformed hislines and been reinforced by Buell. renewed thebattle on the 7th. and the Confederates, who.Johnston having been killed, were commanded
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ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT, EIGHTEENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. GRANT UNIVERSITY —GRANVILLE by Beauregard, were driven from the field. InJanuary 1863 Grant began to assemble histroops to attack Vicksburg, but high water kepthim inactive till the following April. Corinthwas occupied on 30 May and on 3 July Pember-Ton at Vicksburg surrendered the largest bodyof troops ever captured on this continent up tothat time, and Grant became the man of des-tiny of the army. He was made commander of all the armies■of the Mississippi, and proceeded to Chatta-nooga to rescue Rosecrans and his beleagueredarmy. In a series of swift and dramatic battleslie captured Lookout Mountain and MissionaryRidge. The victory at Chattanooga opened theway for Shermans march into Georgia, andpractically closed the war so far as the Westwas concerned. In February 1864 Congresscreated and conferred upon Gen. Grant therank of lieutenant-general, and the followingTTionth he assumed command of the armies ofthe Unit

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